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The start of an IndyCar race in Detroit was delayed Sunday when a General Motors executive driving the pace car crashed into a wall. The pace car was the new 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1, also known as the King for its blistering performance. The 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine churns out 755 horsepower...

General Motors has replaced the head of its Cadillac luxury brand, which has struggled for years to compete against German and Japanese luxury automakers in the U.S. The company says Steve Carlisle will replace Johan de Nysschen, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities. Carlisle had been managing...

BMW is recalling more than 1.4 million cars and SUVs in two U.S. recalls due to the risk of fires under the hood. The biggest recall includes more than 740,000 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 525i, 525xi, 528i, 528xi, 530i, 530xi, X3 3.0si, X3 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive30i, Z4 3.0i, Z4 3.0si and Z4 sDrive30i...

Drivers are displeased with new car technologies such as confounding infotainment systems, according to the annual reliability study released by Consumer Reports on Thursday. The problems are so widespread, buyers are urged to stay away from new car tech until things improve. “These new technologies...

The 2018 Nissan Leaf, the world's best-selling electric vehicle, has been redesigned to be cheaper than the competition but it also has less range. The zero-emissions vehicle — which Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. unveiled in the U.S. late Tuesday and in a Tokyo suburb Wednesday — promises...

A Michigan fire chief who had worked in Chicago's western suburbs for decades died after he was struck by an out-of-control vehicle as he responded to another crash on Interstate 94 near Kalamazoo, authorities said Thursday. Comstock Township Chief Edward Switalski, 55, who had been a long-time...

Ford Motor Company on May 22 replaced its chief executive, Mark Fields, with former office furniture executive Jim Hackett. The 114-year-old auto giant seeks to become a transformative company capable of taking on Silicon Valley darling Tesla and the coming revolution in smart driving. Fields retired...

BOSTON — Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui won the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, pulling away from American Galen Rupp with about two miles to go to win in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. Rupp, a three-time Olympian making his Boston debut, was 21 seconds behind and Japan's Suguru...